Long Term Potentials and Costs of RES
Online database

1 Introduction

Europe requires a long term vision for Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in order to pave the way for a successful and in the mid-term stable RES deployment beyond 2020. This encompasses, on the one hand, an assessment of the mid-term potentials and diffusion constraints for the broad basket of RES options at technology and country level within the EU 27. On the other hand, expected future RES cost are subject of investigation. Consequently, a comprehensive analysis of technological change, in particular with regard to technological learning and corresponding uncertainties is required to support the long term vision of a future renewable energy sector.

This concise online database aims to provide a brief overview on the assessment conducted on mid- and long-term potentials for RES in Europe, related to form the long term vision beyond 2020 for the renewable energy sector.

This concise online database provides first findings on the assessment of long-term potentials and cost for renewable energies. With this, we aim to contribute to the creation of a long term vision beyond 2020 for the renewable energy sector.

Note that a detailed discussion of the approach taken and the results and findings derived within RE-Shaping can be found in the corresponding work package report on “Long term potentials and cost for RES (part I)” (Hoefnagels et al., 2011).

Acknowledgement:
The authors and the whole project consortium gratefully acknowledge the financial and intellectual support of this work provided by the Intelligent Energy for Europe – Programme.

with the support of the EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation
Intelligent Energy for Europe

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